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shardian:
I use a $1 double light fixture, 2 CFL's and things are fine. I haven't seen a use yet for fancy, expensive marquee lights. Of course, my cabs aren't mint condition either.  ;D

clickhea:
yeah i wish i had known that these lights dont burn bright enough and i woulda went with a cheap light fixture instead.

maybe i'll just rip out the nova matrix and buy a cheap light fixture instead of dishing out another 20+ bucks or whatever it is i paid for this thing

RandyT:

--- Quote from: clickhea on August 25, 2008, 04:36:00 pm ---yeah i wish i had known that these lights dont burn bright enough and i woulda went with a cheap light fixture instead.

--- End quote ---

Those cheap light fixtures are just that.  Expect to replace them about once every three to six months (if you leave them on constantly). 

If you factor in the aggravation of changing out not just the lamps, but the entire fixtures on a fairly regular basis, I think you'll find economy in the LED solutions.  This is the reason the industry has shifted toward them, and you'll not find them at a lower price than the NovaMatrix.

But for high light output "on the cheap" where long term durability isn't an issue, it's hard to top the $8 fluorescents.

RandyT

Turnarcades:
Evenly spaced, cold cathode tubes do a good job lighting marquees.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: Turnarcades on August 25, 2008, 05:04:54 pm ---Evenly spaced, cold cathode tubes do a good job lighting marquees.

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They do, but individually, they are not brighter than a good LED strip.  They are also high-voltage devices that rely on often cheap power inverters to do the power conversion.  These inverters are usually the weak point in the system, and while the lamps are usually rated for high numbers of hours, they are about half that of LED's and the inverters usually die long before that time.

RandyT

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